How can SA plug the ICT skills gap?

Kathy Gibson reports from the IITPSA Workforce Conference – While South Africa records the highest unemployment rate in the world, there is still a dire shortage of critical IT skills. Presenting the IITPSA IT Skills Survey, Lehlohonolo  Mokenela, MD of Africa...

Is talent debt depleting your institutional knowledge?

Organisations cutting costs through workforce reduction to weather tough conditions may be trading a visible saving for an invisible liability that will cost them far more later, warns Advaita Naidoo, Africa MD at executive search firm Jack Hammer Global. “Globally,...

In 2027, AI could account for 20% of all business tech spend

In the coming year, CIOs and CISOs will face growing pressure to realise returns on their AI investments in infrastructure, security, digital sovereignty, and emerging technologies, according to Forrester’s 2027 technology and security predictions. Additionally, with...

Banks expect to hand decisions to AI – even if they can’t explain them

Banks are racing toward a future where AI no longer merely informs key credit, treasury, and risk decisions – it makes them autonomously. Yet AI governance is not keeping pace with adoption, according to new AI risk research by FT Longitude, SAS and Microsoft. Even as...

AI helps to tip the balance in fighting wildfires

California has a new weapon against the wildfires that have annually devastated the state - artificial intelligence (AI) - with a new system powered by Nvidia GPUs to provide timely alerts to first responders across the Golden State every time a blaze ignites. The...

The ozone hole is growing again

The European Space Agency (ESA) reports that this year’s ozone hole over Antarctica is one of the biggest on record. The hole, which is what scientists call an “ozone depleting area”, reached a size of 26-million square kilometres on 16 September 2023. This is roughly...

Smartphone shipments take a 16% knock

Worldwide smartphone shipments decreased 16% year over year in the second quarter of 2020 (2Q20), according to preliminary data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker. In total, companies shipped 278,4-million...

Solid growth for tablet shipments

After two sequential quarters of decline, the worldwide tablet market recorded 18.6% year-over-year growth in the second quarter of 2020 (2Q20) with shipments totaling 38,6-million units, according to preliminary data from the International Data Corporation (IDC)...

Post-pandemic, wellness-equipped smart offices will be in demand

An increase in remote working employees and under-utilisation of existing office spaces due to the Covid-19 pandemic will trigger a need for smart, wellness-equipped office spaces in the future, according to Gartner. "Due to Covid-19 many offices remain unoccupied or...

Groote Schuur, UCT contribute to global Covid study

Groote Schuur Hospital (GSH) and the University of Cape Town (UCT) have joined a global alliance of clinicians and scientists dedicated to sharing clinical insights and using cutting edge technology to find more effective treatments for the most critically ill...

Digital danger for kids as travel starts up again

As coronavirus lockdowns around the world start to ease, travel is back on the agenda. But parents don't always monitor their children's online activities while travelling. According to Kaspersky's "Responsible Digital Parenting" survey, 84% of the parents in South...

IoT demands rethink of storage strategies

Internet of Things (IoT) is finding its way across various industries and applications, and the data generated from these devices is creating new opportunities to improve business outcomes. Managing this data is key to delivering organisational insights. Furthermore,...

Upskilling talent imperative for financial services

CEOs at financial services (FS) firms need to consider building the rights skills for their organisations to compete in the future. Doing so will likely require making investments that won't generate a return for some years, according to a new report from PwC. The...

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